Billionaire's Match

Chapter 783

Khloe left no room for mercy. Barney had no choice but to treat her as an enemy and go all in. Barney pressed Angela down onto the sofa, urging her to stay calm, then walked to the window and lit a cigarette. The smoke curled around him, and slowly, the tension etched on his face began to fade.

If they continued the public opinion battle, Solara Energy had no chance of winning; it would only drag him into a passive position as well. He needed a new battlefield. Crushing out the cigarette, Barney already had a plan.

Angela didn't dare speak, her body still trembling, tears streaking her face like shattered petals. He handed her a tissue, his voice softening.

"Angela, crying and being scared solves nothing. The more Khloe wants us dead, the more we have to live well-and we're going to make sure she pays for it." Angela lifted her tear-blurred eyes, gripping onto him like a lifeline.

"But what do we do now? At this rate... forget about the bid... I'm afraid even your position at Solara Energy..."

past. Then, shut down all your social accounts. No

eyes filled with

"Barney... are you abandoning

You'll be abandoned by everyone. You'll be a victim of online abuse. Only when what you endure outweighs the mistakes you've made will public opinion even

Solara Energy will hold a press conference to face the

all online criticism. But we will again deny any actions against Hunt Group, and claim the screenshots aren't authentic. "Second, we shift the battlefield-reassert our technical confidence in the project. If Khloe tries to use Michelle and a charity angle, we respond with our most advanced technology and professional expertise. We'll

If Khloe uses public opinion

dictate the bid. Government projects weren't swayed by online outrage. The more Khloe stirred public attacks, the more furious people got-when the bid came,

a leader who could handle crises calmly. Barney's job was simple: out-professionalize Khloe, turn Angela's actions into a private grudge, and when the time was right, present the objective fact of her online abuse to